This just in: Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu will be undergoing emergency surgery tonight.
Saturday evening, he was diagnosed with a severe hernia during a health check-up.
The procedure to remove it will require 74-year-old Netanyahu to go under full anesthesia.
In his absence, deputy PM and minister of justice Yariv Levin will be filling in.
Take a look at the breaking news:
BREAKING: Benjamin Netanyahu has been diagnosed with a severe hernia, and he will undergo emergency surgery tonight under full anesthesia; his deputy will take his duties. pic.twitter.com/WS9Spr9oNZ
— The General (@GeneralMCNews) March 31, 2024
BREAKING: BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TO UNDERGO SURGERY TONIGHT
Netanyahu is set for hernia surgery under full anesthesia after a routine checkup revealed the condition.
Deputy Prime Minister Yariv Levin will assume his duties in his absence. pic.twitter.com/pL7mVFJKcF
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) March 31, 2024
NBC News has more details on the emergency procedure:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli leader will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia.
Netanyahu’s office said the hernia was discovered during a routine checkup, and that the prime minister will be under full anesthesia and unconscious for the procedure.
In a news briefing Sunday,